CornerCap Announced as Winner in the 2018 Excalibur Awards

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announced today that CornerCap Investment Counsel was selected as the winner of the 2018 Excalibur Award for the Small Business Category.

The annual Excalibur Awards celebrate Georgia companies and organizations that have leveraged technology to drive operational efficiency and industry innovation.

“We are pleased to have Fundametrics®, our investment research system, recognized by such a well-respected organization as TAG,” said Kevin Keeney, chief technology officer of CornerCap. “As more and more data becomes available to the investment industry, this systems project helps us as we strive to remain at the forefront in processing capacity and efficiency when we analyze equities in international and domestic markets.”

Adds Cannon Carr, chief investment officer of CornerCap, “Technology has always been vital to our effort to deliver a best-in-class investment process for our clients. It is an honor to be included among the innovative companies selected for this award.”

CornerCap was selected from among a variety of applications submitted by companies and organizations from across the state for their development of the CornerCap proprietary Fundametrics® research system. Fundametrics® delivers a collaborative research environment that is used to drive investment decisions for the firm. The application uses scalable parallel computing to manage and process approximately 5 billion data points. This data is then used to screen the universe of stocks and decile rank them according to specific valuation criteria.

“We are truly pleased to honor the recipients of the 2018 Excalibur Awards,” said Larry K. Williams, president & CEO of TAG. “TAG is fueling the innovation economy. In celebrating these tech-enabled companies and organizations, we strengthen our message of Georgia’s emerging position as a national leader in technology.”

About CornerCap Investment Counsel

CornerCap Investment Counsel provides customized investment management services and guidance for high-net-worth individuals, nonprofits, foundations, endowments and other select clients. CornerCap was founded in 1989 and is privately owned by our investment professionals, which enables us to deliver unbiased guidance and investment decisions for our clients. With offices in Atlanta and Charlotte, CornerCap currently manages over $1.3 billion in client assets.

About the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

TAG is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 30,000 members through regional chapters in Metro Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon/Middle Georgia, and Savannah. TAG’s mission is to educate, influence, promote, and unite Georgia’s technology community to fuel the innovation economy.